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'''Cheetham Hill Road''' is a road in [[North Manchester]], running from |
'''Cheetham Hill Road''' is a road in [[North Manchester]], running from [[Corporation Street, Manchester|Corporation Street]] in [[Manchester]] city centre to [[Bury]]. In [[Crumpsall]] {{coord|53.5121|-2.2438|display=title,inline|region:GB|format=dms}}, its name changes to Bury Old Road. It is lined with churches, mosques, synagogues and temples, as well as [[terraced house]]s dating from Cheetham and [[Cheetham Hill]]'s history as a [[mill town|textile processing district]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Roman Manchester ran from the fort at the [[River Medlock|Medlock]] crossing in [Castlefield]], along [[Deansgate]] to the crossing of the [[River Irk]] at Red Bank. '''Cheetham Hill Road''' starts at the River Irk crossing. Cheetham, and its other spelling Chetham is an interesting name, the first syllable is a Celtic pre-Roman given name, while the suffix ham, meaning settlement has a Mercian or Northumbrian post-Roman name. Almost all Manchester placename are post-Roman; this implies that Cheetham was of sufficient importance in Roman times for the name to survive. {{sfn|Jones|1974|p=167}}. |
Roman Manchester ran from the fort at the [[River Medlock|Medlock]] crossing in [Castlefield]], along [[Deansgate]] to the crossing of the [[River Irk]] at Red Bank. '''Cheetham Hill Road''' starts at the River Irk crossing. Cheetham, and its other spelling Chetham is an interesting name, the first syllable is a Celtic pre-Roman given name, while the suffix ham, meaning settlement has a Mercian or Northumbrian post-Roman name. Almost all Manchester placename are post-Roman; this implies that Cheetham was of sufficient importance in Roman times for the name to survive. {{sfn|Jones|1974|p=167}}. |
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In the middle ages the land was ceded to Roger de Midleton and he sublet it to a Henry, who was refered to as Henry de Chetham. A decendant was [[Humphrey Chetham]] who was born at Crumpsall Hall in 1580, and another was Edward Chetham who died without issue in 1769. Crumpsall Hall stood at the junction of Cheetham Hill Road, Sandy Lane (Crescent Road) and Humphrey Street, it was demolished in 1825. {{sfn|Swindells|1908|p=13}} |
In the middle ages the land was ceded to Roger de Midleton and he sublet it to a Henry, who was refered to as Henry de Chetham. A decendant was [[Humphrey Chetham]] who was born at Crumpsall Hall in 1580, and another was Edward Chetham who died without issue in 1769. Crumpsall Hall stood at the junction of Cheetham Hill Road, Sandy Lane (Crescent Road) and Humphrey Street, it was demolished in 1825. {{sfn|Swindells|1908|p=13}} A new Crumpsall Hall was built in Crumpsall Park. |
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A further important estate was Stocks, this was at the corner of Dirty Lane (Elizabeth Street) and Cheetham Hill Road. Indeed here to Sandy Lane was the only section called Cheetham Hill Road. At Stocks the main road into Manchester passed by North Street and Red Bank and over the bridge into Long Millgate. A new road called York Street cut through from here to New Bridge Street and the Miller Street Corporation Street Junction.{{sfn|Swindells|1908|p=17}}. York Street was renamed Cheetham Hill Road due to the large number of York Streets in central Manchester. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:32, 28 February 2013
Cheetham Hill Road is a road in North Manchester, running from Corporation Street in Manchester city centre to Bury. In Crumpsall 53°30′44″N 2°14′38″W / 53.5121°N 2.2438°W, its name changes to Bury Old Road. It is lined with churches, mosques, synagogues and temples, as well as terraced houses dating from Cheetham and Cheetham Hill's history as a textile processing district.
History
Roman Manchester ran from the fort at the Medlock crossing in [Castlefield]], along Deansgate to the crossing of the River Irk at Red Bank. Cheetham Hill Road starts at the River Irk crossing. Cheetham, and its other spelling Chetham is an interesting name, the first syllable is a Celtic pre-Roman given name, while the suffix ham, meaning settlement has a Mercian or Northumbrian post-Roman name. Almost all Manchester placename are post-Roman; this implies that Cheetham was of sufficient importance in Roman times for the name to survive. [1].
In the middle ages the land was ceded to Roger de Midleton and he sublet it to a Henry, who was refered to as Henry de Chetham. A decendant was Humphrey Chetham who was born at Crumpsall Hall in 1580, and another was Edward Chetham who died without issue in 1769. Crumpsall Hall stood at the junction of Cheetham Hill Road, Sandy Lane (Crescent Road) and Humphrey Street, it was demolished in 1825. [2] A new Crumpsall Hall was built in Crumpsall Park.
A further important estate was Stocks, this was at the corner of Dirty Lane (Elizabeth Street) and Cheetham Hill Road. Indeed here to Sandy Lane was the only section called Cheetham Hill Road. At Stocks the main road into Manchester passed by North Street and Red Bank and over the bridge into Long Millgate. A new road called York Street cut through from here to New Bridge Street and the Miller Street Corporation Street Junction.[3]. York Street was renamed Cheetham Hill Road due to the large number of York Streets in central Manchester.
References
- Footnotes
- ^ Jones 1974, p. 167.
- ^ Swindells 1908, p. 13.
- ^ Swindells 1908, p. 17.
- Bibliography
- Swindells, Thomas (1908). Manchester Streets and Manchester Men. Vol. 5 (Reprint 2013 ed.). Monton Green, Eccles: T Swindells. ISBN 9781445507750.
- Hartwell, Clare (2001) Manchester. (Pevsner Architectural Guides.) London: Penguin ISBN 0-14-071131-7
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